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He's not right. There is no client privilege if they are breaking the law.

Cohen is screwed because I can bet whatever you want that his application for the loan he took out didn't say the REAL reason as to what it was for. GREAT lawyer he has, it was Cohens own words that he took out line of credit/equity loan for the 130K. Not very hard to get those records as to what was on the application.

just see how Trump is reacting ... that's all you need to know

he is lying, spinning this for his base to think more #FakeNews

I have zero idea if the guy, Cohen, did anything wrong I just know the guy who signed off on this was hired by Trump if media reports are accurate

Yeah, I wouldn't be upset at all if the government raided MY lawyers files.

Originally posted by bolts4knob

he is lying, spinning this for his base to think more #FakeNews

I have zero idea if the guy, Cohen, did anything wrong I just know the guy who signed off on this was hired by Trump if media reports are accurate

So you entire response is just "Trump!"?

A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise for to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson.

its you who continue to enable Trumps somewhat at times, immature irrational behavior

if there is nothing to hide - why is he so upset? oh because of 130k

hmm

I will say this - I wouldn't be surprised if Michael Sammy the Bull Cohen took one for Don Gotti Trump for Trumpa Nostra

so when Trump was asked did he know who paid it? he was honest - he let his underling handle it

you can tell Cohen just wants to be Trumps little Sammy the Bull to John Gotti

Filtering through on the silliness, my point still stands. So far, Mueller hasn't even been in the same zip code as a witch. Who hired the guy is immaterial, and the rest - brain farts.

A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise for to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson.

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Filtering through on the silliness, my point still stands. So far, Mueller hasn't even been in the same zip code as a witch. Who hired the guy is immaterial, and the rest - brain farts.

You good with Trump's narrative that this was a "breakin" led by democrats because that what Trump and Hannity expect stupid Trump loyalists to swallow.

You do realize that the letter of the law was carried out....i.e. they needed to verify to a judge that the data they wanted to collect would likely not be handed over by a simple request or even a subpoena.

You do realize that this was conducted by Trump appointees who are all Republicans?

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You good with Trump's narrative that this was a "breakin" led by democrats because that what Trump and Hannity expect stupid Trump loyalists to swallow.

You do realize that the letter of the law was carried out....i.e. they needed to verify to a judge that the data they wanted to collect would likely not be handed over by a simple request or even a subpoena.

You do realize that this was conducted by Trump appointees who are all Republicans?

Watching them try and hide in the corner of a round room is rather comical.

The bar to raid an attorneys office is extremely high. It takes several levels of approval to be carried out. It had to be signed off by a federal judge. Obviously that judge saw evidence he felt warranted that raid and signed it.

Just imagine how different this might have gone if Comey had been left alone to complete the Russia investigation. Of course somebody got his panties in a knot and opened the flood gates. Will Cohen take a bullet for his boy? We'll see.

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You good with Trump's narrative that this was a "breakin" led by democrats because that what Trump and Hannity expect stupid Trump loyalists to swallow.

You do realize that the letter of the law was carried out....i.e. they needed to verify to a judge that the data they wanted to collect would likely not be handed over by a simple request or even a subpoena.

You do realize that this was conducted by Trump appointees who are all Republicans?

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Trump just disregards what he's been advised on and starts the process to get Mueller fired.

The bar to raid an attorneys office is extremely high. It takes several levels of approval to be carried out. It had to be signed off by a federal judge. Obviously that judge saw evidence he felt warranted that raid and signed it.

Just imagine how different this might have gone if Comey had been left alone to complete the Russia investigation. Of course somebody got his panties in a knot and opened the flood gates. Will Cohen take a bullet for his boy? We'll see.

Yaaaawwnnnnn. You need a new hobby, being a Mueller groupie is getting old.

A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise for to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson.

WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office of President Trump’s personal lawyer on Monday were looking for records about payments to two women who claim they had affairs with Mr. Trump, and information related to the publisher of The National Enquirer’s role in silencing one of the women, several people briefed on the investigation said.

The search warrant carried out by the public corruption unit of the Manhattan federal attorney’s office seeks information about Karen McDougal, an ex-Playboy model who claims she carried on a nearly yearlong affair with Mr. Trump shortly after the birth of his son in 2006. Ms. McDougal was paid $150,000 by American Media Inc., the Enquirer’s parent company, whose chief executive is a friend of Mr. Trump’s.

Agents were also searching Michael D. Cohen’s office for information related to Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, who says she also had sex with Mr. Trump while he was married. Mr. Cohen has acknowledged that he paid Ms. Clifford $130,000 as part of a nondisclosure agreement to secure her silence just days before the 2016 presidential election.

Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, Stephen Ryan, on Monday called the raids “inappropriate and unnecessary.” In an email on Tuesday, he referred back to that statement.
Rod J. Rosenstein, the veteran Republican prosecutor handpicked by Mr. Trump to serve as deputy attorney general, personally signed off on Monday’s F.B.I. decision to raid the office of Mr. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s personal attorney and longtime confidant, several government officials said.

The early-morning searches enraged Mr. Trump, associates said, setting off an angry public tirade Monday evening that continued in private at the White House as the president fumed about whether he should fire Mr. Rosenstein. The episode has deeply unsettled White House aides, Justice Department officials and lawmakers from both parties, who believe the president may use it as a pretext to purge the team leading the investigation into Russia meddling in the 2016 election.

Searching a lawyer’s files is among the most sensitive moves federal prosecutors can make as they pursue a criminal investigation. Mr. Rosenstein’s personal involvement in the decision signals that the evidence seen by law enforcement officials was significant enough to persuade the Justice Department’s second-in-command that such an aggressive move was necessary.

Mr. Trump’s advisers have spent the last 24 hours trying to convince the president not to make an impulsive decision that could put the president in more legal jeopardy and ignite a controversy that could consume his presidency, several people close to Mr. Trump said. The president began Tuesday morning with a pair of angry tweets, calling the raids “A TOTAL WITCH HUNT!” and venting that “attorney–client privilege is dead!”

Mr. Trump has long been mistrustful of Mr. Rosenstein, the Justice Department’s No. 2 official, who appointed the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and now oversees his investigation into Mr. Trump’s campaign and possible obstruction of justice by the president. In his remarks Monday night, the president lashed out at Mr. Rosenstein for having “signed a FISA warrant,” apparently a reference to the role Mr. Rosenstein played in authorizing the wiretap of a Trump associate in the Russia inquiry.

Mr. Trump considered firing Mr. Rosenstein last summer. Instead, he ordered Mr. Mueller to be fired, then backed down after the White House counsel refused to carry out the order, The New York Times reported in January. Mr. Trump is now again telling associates that he is frustrated with Mr. Rosenstein, according to one official familiar with the conversations.

While Mr. Rosenstein must sign off on all moves that Mr. Mueller makes, that is not necessarily the case for searches — like this one — that are carried out by other federal law enforcement offices. Justice Department regulations require prosecutors to consult with senior criminal prosecutors in Washington — but not necessarily the deputy attorney general — before conducting a search of a lawyer’s files.

The involvement of Mr. Rosenstein and top prosecutors in New York in the raid of Mr. Cohen’s office makes it harder for Mr. Trump to argue that his legal problems are the result of a witch hunt led by Mr. Mueller. In addition to Mr. Rosenstein, all of the top law enforcement officials involved in the raid are Republicans: Mr. Mueller, Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. Director, and Geoffrey Berman, the interim United States attorney in New York.
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Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, appointed the special counsel and now oversees the investigation.
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While Mr. Trump is focused for the moment on Mr. Rosenstein, many of the president’s advisers and allies are fearful that the president also intends to fire Mr. Mueller in an attempt to end the Russia investigation. Asked by reporters on Monday night whether he intends to do so, Mr. Trump said, “We’ll see what happens.”